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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and manager, poses for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 13 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with three deceased figures -- (from L to R) baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, Yoshinori Okoso, former owner of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and Noboru Aota, one of the top sluggers of his time.

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L in file photo), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and a manager, has been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Noboru Aota (C in file photo), one of the top sluggers of his time, the selection panel announced Jan. 13. Yoshinori Okoso (R in file photo), a former Nippon Ham Fighters owner, was also inducted with baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, both posthumously, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame inductees to 168.

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Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Okoso (file photo), chairman and founder of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will resign as part of the company's disciplinary actions taken in response to a subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program introduced last year following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan.

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Gov't asks Nippon Meat group to limit business

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroji Okoso, president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., is surrounded by reporters at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on Aug. 14 after being asked by the ministry to limit the beef-related business activities of Nippon Food Inc., Nippon Meat's subsidiary.

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Nippon Meat says 2 execs involved in beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroji Okoso (C), president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., says in Tokyo on Aug. 9 that two of its top executives were either directly involved in or aware of the subsidiary Nippon Food Inc.'s abuse of the state-run beef-buyback program. Okoso apologized for the fraud with Motoaki Shoji (L), senior managing director of Nippon Meat Packers, who also serves as director of Nippon Food Inc., and Heihachiro Azuma (R), vice president of Nippon Meat and president of the subsidiary.

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(4)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Okoso answers reporters after meeting farm minister Tsutomu Takebe following reports that a unit of the firm disguised imported beef as domestic in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan.

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (L in file photo), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and a manager, has been inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with the late Noboru Aota (C in file photo), one of the top sluggers of his time, the selection panel announced Jan. 13. Yoshinori Okoso (R in file photo), a former Nippon Ham Fighters owner, was also inducted with baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, both posthumously, bringing the total number of Hall of Fame inductees to 168. (Kyodo)

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Wakamatsu, Aota among 4 Hall of Fame inductees

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Wakamatsu (R), who helped lead the Yakult Swallows to victory in the Japan Series as both a player and manager, poses for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 13 after being inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame along with three deceased figures -- (from L to R) baseball historian Ichiro Kimishima, Yoshinori Okoso, former owner of the Nippon Ham Fighters, and Noboru Aota, one of the top sluggers of his time. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Meat says 2 execs involved in beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroji Okoso (C), president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., says in Tokyo on Aug. 9 that two of its top executives were either directly involved in or aware of the subsidiary Nippon Food Inc.'s abuse of the state-run beef-buyback program. Okoso apologized for the fraud with Motoaki Shoji (L), senior managing director of Nippon Meat Packers, who also serves as director of Nippon Food Inc., and Heihachiro Azuma (R), vice president of Nippon Meat and president of the subsidiary. (Kyodo)

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Women wearing hoods of nobility

This is a scene of two women on a snowy day holding a janome-gasa (bull's eye umbrella) and wearing a thickly lined kimono for an outing and a okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil). A paper lantern suggests a walk at night.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number96‐109‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

This is a scene of a woman holding a janome-gasa (bull's eye umbrella) on a snowy day, wearing a haori coat for an outing, a pair of wooden clogs with high supports, and an okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil). This was a typical winter costume for young women. Snow has accumulated on a stone lantern.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number83‐9‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

This is a scene of a woman on a snowy day holding a janome-gasa (bull's eye umbrella), wearing a thickly lined kimono for an outing, a pair of wooden clogs with high supports and an okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil). This was a typical costume for young women going outdoors in winter.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐36‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

Women wore an okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil) to keep warm in winter by covering the entire head and part of the face. It is a square cloth with a string that is tied under the chin. This photograph depicts a typical fashion of the time.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐121‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

The okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil), worn around the head, was a typical winter costume for women. This woman has wrapped her entire head. The okoso-zukin is a square cloth with a string that is tied under the chin. The English title reads GIRL WINTER COSTUME.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐106‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

This is a scene of a woman holding a janome-gasa (bull's eye umbrella) on a snowy day. She is wearing a haori coat for an outing, a pair of wooden clogs with high supports, and a okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil). This was a graceful winter costume for women going outdoors.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐112‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

The okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil) was a winter costume for women. Covering the entire head and part of the face, it is a square cloth with a string that is tied under the chin. Women sometimes used the okoso-zukin to cover their mouth. Women wrapped it in both a clockwise and counter clockwise direction.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number50‐36‐0]

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A woman wearing a hood of nobility

The okoso-zukin (combination hood and veil) was a winter costume for women. Covering the entire head and part of the face, it is a square cloth with a string that is tied under the chin. Women sometimes used the okoso-zukin to cover their mouth, as shown in this photograph.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐42‐0]

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Nippon Meat chairman to resign over beef scam

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Okoso (file photo), chairman and founder of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., will resign as part of the company's disciplinary actions taken in response to a subsidiary's abuse of a state-run beef-buyback program introduced last year following the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Gov't asks Nippon Meat group to limit business

TOKYO - Hiroji Okoso, president of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., is surrounded by reporters at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tokyo on Aug. 14 after being asked by the ministry to limit the beef-related business activities of Nippon Food Inc., Nippon Meat's subsidiary. (Kyodo)

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(4)Gov't set to file fraud charges against Nippon Meat

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Meat Packers Inc. President Hiroji Okoso answers reporters after meeting farm minister Tsutomu Takebe following reports that a unit of the firm disguised imported beef as domestic in a state-run beef-buyback scheme introduced after mad cow disease emerged in Japan. (Kyodo)